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Head Above the Water

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Head Above the Water
A blue-tinted photo of Power
Studio album by
Released5 June 2020 (2020-06-05)
StudioThe Green Door, Dunfanaghy, Ireland[1]
Length46:33
LabelFire
Producer
  • Brigid Mae Power
  • Alasdair Roberts
  • Peter Broderick
Brigid Mae Power chronology
The Two Worlds
(2018)
Head Above the Water
(2020)
Burning Your Lights
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[2]
Metacritic82/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash7/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[6]
Mojo[7]
MusicOMH[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
The Observer[10]

Head Above the Water is the third studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Brigid Mae Power. It was released on 5 June 2020 under Fire Records.[1]

The first single from the album "Wedding of a Friend" was released on 7 April 2020.[11]

Critical reception

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Head Above the Water was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 8 reviews.[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the album a 79 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.[12] AnyDecentMusic? gave the release 7.6 out of 10.[2]

Track listing

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Head Above the Water track listing
No.TitleLength
1."On a City Night"5:09
2."Wearing Red That Eve"3:33
3."Wedding of a Friend"4:39
4."Not Yours to Own"3:25
5."I Was Named After You"6:06
6."We Weren't Sure"4:10
7."You Have a Quiet Power"4:47
8."I Had to Keep My Circle Small"5:18
9."The Blacksmith"5:28
10."Head Above the Water"3:58

Personnel

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  • Brigid Mae Power – lead vocals, producer
  • Peter Broderick – producer
  • Liam Chapman – drums
  • Brian MacGloinn – violin, vocals
  • Brian Pyle – mastering
  • Alasdair Roberts – producer
  • Samuel Smith – engineer

References

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  1. ^ a b Rugoff, Lazlo (27 February 2020). "Singer/Songwriter Brigid Mae Power Announces New Album". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ Donelson, Marcy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ Church, Sophie (8 June 2020). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ Honeybourne, Ray (12 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power asserts herself through a chorus of song styles". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. ^ Mulvey, John. "Mojo Magazine Review". Mojo (July 2020): 80. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  8. ^ Johnson, Steven (5 June 2020). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. ^ Thomson, Graeme (4 June 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.
  10. ^ Empire, Kitty (7 June 2020). "Brigid Mae Power: Head Above the Water review – quotidian magic". The Observer. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  11. ^ Pearis, Bill (7 April 2020). "Brigid Mae Power Shares New Single". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 18 July 2020.